Volume 4 The Confrontation of Light and Darkness One Hundred and Twenty-Nine, The Secret Agent (I)
As soon as the attendant in charge of cleaning found the wine jug, he immediately reported it to Jada, who rushed over to see that it was the jug, and immediately called someone to find out who sent the jug back, and who had been in and out of the front palace between last night and this morning.
Minter looked closely at the flask and saw that it was much heavier than a normal flask, and although it was gold-encrusted with gemstones, the weight... He shook the pot, and the remaining wine in it hit the wall of the pot, making a crisp sound, smelling the wine, and then lit it with a poison test stick. It doesn't seem to be poisonous, huh?
But is this really the wine that was poured that day? The aroma is clear, and it really doesn't look like the remnants of wine from a few days ago.
Minter suddenly felt a little strange, shook the flask again, knocked on the body again, and immediately found the clue. Open the lid and carefully inspect it along the edge of the spout.
Jada noticed his movements, and raised his hand to tell Sargent to stop talking and walk over to him.
Minter took out the dagger and pried the rim of the pot off, it turned out that the spout of the pot could be separated from the body of the pot, and as soon as he took it away, it showed the interlayer inside, and in this interlayer, there was still wine left. Minter reached in for the test stick, and when he took it out, the silver head was completely black. Minter frowned.
Sargent's eyes widened and he gasped: "It turns out that the poison is poured from here!" Jada silently took the flask, looked at it, and suddenly reached out and pulled a gem near the handle of the flask, only to hear a slight "click", the hole in the pot leading to the spout was sealed by a deep piece of metal, and the pot could still pour wine, but it was already poisoned wine in the middle layer of the pot wall.
Jada sighed: "It seems that Lawler is planning to use this pot to pour normal fruit wine for the Queen Mother, to win my trust, and then let me pour poisonous wine for Your Majesty." I remember when he handed me the jug. I kept touching the place near the handle, and I didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that I think about it, I must have done it at that time. I don't understand, though. Why was the wine he poured for the Queen Mother poisonous? β
Minter picked up the lid of the pot and looked at it, then looked at the body of the pot, frowned, and said, "There seem to be some slight scars next to this gem, has it been damaged?" Also, the metal block that seals the spout of the pot doesn't seem to be in harmony with this pot, and anyone who sees it will think it's weird, right? β
Jada thought for a moment. put down the pot: "Don't think about these trivial things." Now that there is physical evidence to prove that Lawler did intend to murder His Majesty, or the real culprit who killed the Queen Mother, those who spread rumors should also shut up! β
Since Prince Lawler's imprisonment, there have been rumors among the nobility. He was wronged, because he could not have poisoned his grandmother, who loved him. He is just a victim of the power struggle of the royal family, and even Prince Lawler's words in the palace of the Queen Mother are said to be deliberately guided by some people with ulterior motives when he is sad and unconscious. I've called someone to find out who threw this thing into my house. Your Excellency, don't worry about this, the key now is, is what is in the letter true? β
The corners of Jada's mouth curled: "Although I don't know who sent it, but if it's true, then..."
He and Sargent looked at each other and smiled.
Minter stayed by Gale II's side, keeping an eye on his physical condition. The new court physician was the uncle Wang. A little trembling, not daring to express his opinion, Minter had to spend more time and forced the doctor to make a statement. Only then did Gail II's body gradually recover.
He was a little uneasy, he hadn't been back to the courtyard for several days, and he wondered if there was any new news from his colleagues in the Security Agency? Judging from the current situation, Nuojia shouldn't go to war again, right? When will he find a chance to return home? But looking at Gale II's faintly sad and haggard appearance, he couldn't let go.
Seeing that he was holding a book in his hand, Gale II looked at him frequently, and smiled reluctantly: "What's the matter?" I'm fine, it's you guys who are too nervous. β
Minter tugged at the corners of his mouth: "You better mourn." There's a lot more to it. You need to take care of your health as soon as possible before you can deal with state affairs. β
Gale II shook his head: "I'm old... Leave the country to the young people, and Jada they do a great job. Kamima seemed discouraged.
Minter frowned, trying to persuade him a few more words, but was interrupted by Jada as she entered. Jada pulled out a letter. Hand it to Gale II and whispered something. The latter opened the letter and read it twice, frowned, and said, "You go, let Sargent assist you, but remember, you must grasp the key evidence, and don't give them the opportunity to return to the barracks to incite the soldiers." β
Jada answered loudly and was about to turn away, but was stopped by Gale II and hesitated for a moment. Only then did he say, "As for Mario... He's my own brother after all. The Queen Mother has just died, and youβ" paused. sighed: "Forget it, you just need to remember that according to the current situation, if you do too hard, it will cause a backlash from the people, and you must maintain your image and have confidence in yourself." β
Jada was originally a little unwilling, but after hearing it, his expression suddenly brightened: "I understand, thank you uncle for reminding me." With that, he smiled and gestured to Min's head, then turned to leave.
Minter approached Gale II, and saw that he was staring at the letter in a daze, so he picked up the envelope and looked at it, which only said a few words to be handed over to the Duke of Jeda, glanced at the letter, and vaguely saw that it was written that Prince Mario had made an appointment with someone and somewhere to meet in secret, trying to use the army to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat, and also listed several names, Minter saw very clearly, the bottom one was the new captain of the guard in the front palace, and the other was the officer in charge of guarding the palace gate, and he was also newly added, replacing Sargent's dead deputy, Every time he entered and exited the palace gate, the other party greeted him.
Could it be that these people are all people ambushed by Prince Mario?!
Looking further up, there are several names of officers on the list, and the titles and numbers of the troops to which they belong are also indicated at the back, many of them belong to the king, the lord and the royal family, although these people are only deputies, but if they want to override their superiors and seize control of the army, if they can't convince the soldiers to attack the royal city, at least they can prevent them from becoming the king's help.
Minter was secretly frightened, Prince Mario's power had actually infiltrated to this point, and Jada was so lucky to get this information before it happened!
Gale II sighed, put away the letter, Minter hurriedly retracted his head, pretended not to be interested, handed the envelope over, and saw that he had a sad face, knowing that he must be sad that Prince Mario, the younger brother, would not give up, and that he had to deal with him, so he said cautiously: "Are you tired?" Do you want to take a break? β
Gale II shook his head, walked to the desk on crutches, and locked the letter in a drawer: "I want to read a book for a while, you go down." β
Mint helped him to sit down on the chaise longue by the fireplace, and withdrew, walking alone in the hallway, his hand touching his chin, wondering who had brought the letter.
He suddenly stopped, put his finger under his nose and sniffed vigorously a few times, making sure that it was not his hallucination just now! The scent on your fingers... Is it an envelope coming up to the ground? Looks like I've smelled it somewhere...
He has been exposed to all kinds of spices since he was a child, and he has learned magic leaves, and his nose is more sensitive than ordinary people, as soon as he smells this fragrance, he immediately searches in his mind, where he has smelled this smell, and soon, a purple and red figure appeared in his heart.
In the city of Normon Kahi, there is a Weisha settlement of Spyring Street, where the inhabitants are all expatriates, Nogars of Wesa origin who have received settlement permits, many of whom have been in the country for nearly ten generations, most of them are engaged in manufacturing, famous for producing fine high-end swords, and occasionally making utensils and jewelry, but the most famous are stainless steel weapons. The nobles of the city of Normenka like to come here to buy a few steel daggers decorated with gold, silver and gemstones, and wear them around their waists to show their majesty.
At number 72 in this neighborhood, there lived a couple who had moved to Noga for less than ten years, the man was engaged in the jewelry business, and he was quite famous on this street.
However, for now, he stood tremblingly in the guest room of his house, reporting the news he had found to the woman in front of him, and from time to time his eyes glanced at his wife, who bowed his head with some guilt.
"Very well, you go back to the store, and as soon as Unad returns, call him back to me." It was Namu who said this, and it was Namu that Minter was looking for. She is now wearing a milky white se linen dress that young women like to wear in the summer, the headscarf completely covers her black hair, her face is exposed, and she has no makeup at all, and she looks a little dignified and delicate. If you don't know it well, you won't be able to recognize this as the beauty dancing in the sparks that night. The man nodded and replied, and before turning to leave, he glanced at his wife again: "Old, wife, I'm out, child... It's better to pick it up early, or you can go and accompany him, he is alone in someone else's house..."His wife bit her lip and didn't speak, but her eyes were red.
Namu glanced at her lightly: "Go, I don't need you here." The woman hurriedly thanked her husband, hesitated for a moment, but still took his hand and dragged him out, her husband looked ecstatic, and looked back at Namu's gaze with gratitude.
Namu felt a little bored, even if he was a loyal subordinate, after getting married and having children, he would take his husband and children more seriously, right? I'm afraid this secret spy can't be used anymore, and even if it is used, it can't take on a heavy responsibility.
She touched the belt around her waist, and the stiff touch made her heart settle down a lot. Before, she had already asked people to send important information back to China, and now, as long as she sent what she had at hand again, her mission in this country would be completed. This secret stronghold will be abolished in the future, and let the couple live a small life on their own.
She looked up at the sky outside the window, it was not early, and her companion Unad went out early in the morning to deliver a letter to Sargent, the chief of the palace guard, it should not be a difficult task, why hasn't he come back for most of the day? Did he be found to be detained?
If that's the case, it's bad!
Thinking of this, Namu stood up with some anxiety and paced back and forth in the room, when suddenly someone knocked on the door and came in, it turned out to be the male owner of the house, seeing his panicked face, she frowned: "What happened?" β
"Soldiers and soldiers are searching the streets, and I heard that they will go from house to house, you..." The man was already a little dispossessed, but reason told him that he couldn't let this woman stay here.
Namu knew this, too, so she retreated first, and after telling the man to pass the word to her companion, she hurriedly packed up the most important things, covered her head with a large turban, and slipped through the back door of the house into the alley, and ran towards the neighborhood.
As soon as she ran through two intersections, she caught a glimpse of the shadows of several soldiers swaying on the ground not far away, and hurriedly stopped her steps and retreated to the original alley, only to find that there were also soldiers passing by at the entrance she had just passed, so she had to hide behind the big tree on the side of the road, and use the trunk to cover her figure. Seeing the shadows of the soldiers in front of her getting closer and closer, and the soldiers in the rear showing no signs of leaving, she looked around, looking for a place to hide. Leng Bu reached out from behind him, covered her mouth, and dragged her into a dark corner.
(Guess who this man is?) οΌ